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Christopher Walken

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Christopher WalkenChristopher Walken (birth name Ronald Walken) was born on March 31, 1943 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a famous American actor.

Biography and Career :

One of the three children in his family, he was the image of calendar when he was only 14 months old. Later on, when he was 10, he started taking dancing classes and he showed up in radio shows and in the sitcom "The Wonderful film Action".

Years later, Christopher joined New York's Professional Children's School. In 1961 he entered Hofstra University. One year later he decided to leave school as he joined Liza Minnelli in "Broadway Foot Forward". In 1965 he decided to change his nam e into Christopher Walken. One year before the star acted in many music-halls. That time he met Monique Van Vooren to whom he got married in 1969.

He keeps on showing on the stage of Broadway. He made his debut in cinema in 1968 in "Me and My Brother". The critics noticed him in 1972 in "Next Stop Greenwich Village". The greatest success of Christopher Walken came in 1978 in "The Deer Hunter". He was awarded with an Oscar for The Best Male Actor in a minor part.

Trivia :

- His best role in a movie was as Nick in "The Deer Hunter" (1978).
- He has two brothers, Glenn (actor; born on November 18, 1945) and Kenneth Walken.
- His mother is Rosalie Walken (baker) and his father Paul Walken (baker).
- He planted his hand and footprints in the cement outside the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 2004.
- He achieved the withdrawn, hollow look of his character in THE DEER HUNTER (1978) by eating nothing but rice and bananas.

Quotes :

- "Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think about them."

- "An actor really is a kind of intermediary between an audience and the piece, whether it's a play or movie."

- "As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play and the audience."

- "Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think."

Filmography :

- Me and My Brother (1969)
- The Anderson Tapes (1971)
- The Happiness Cage (1972)
- Valley Forge (1975)
- Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Annie Hall (1977)
- Roseland (1977)
- Shoot the Sun Down (1978)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Last Embrace (1979)
- Heaven's Gate (1980)
- The Dogs of War (1981)
- Pennies from Heaven (1981)
- Who Am I This Time? (1982)
- Brainstorm (1983)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- A View to a Kill (1985)
- At Close Range (1986)
- Deadline (1987)
- The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
- Biloxi Blues (1988)
- Puss in Boots (1988)
- Homeboy (1988)
- Communion (1989)
- The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
- King of New York (1990)
- McBain (1991)
- Mistress (1992)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Day of Atonement (1992)
- All-American Murder (1992)
- Scam (1993)
- True Romance (1993)
- Wayne's World 2 (1993)
- A Business Affair (1994)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The Funeral (1995)
- Nick of Time (1995)
- The Prophecy (1995)
- The Addiction (1995)
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
- Search and Destroy (1995)
- Wild Side (1995)
- Last Man Standing (1996)
- Excess Baggage (1997)
- Suicide Kings (1997)
- Mousehunt (1997)
- The Prophecy II (1998)
- Illuminata (1998)
- New Rose Hotel (1998)
- Trance (1998)
- Antz (1998)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
- Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
- Vendetta (1999)
- Blast from the Past (1999)
- The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
- The Opportunists (2000)
- Joe Dirt (2001)
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
- America's Sweethearts (2001)
- Scotland PA (2001)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Plots with a View (2002)
- Poolhall Junkies (2002)
- Julius Caesar (2002)
- The Country Bears (2002)
- Kangaroo Jack (2003)
- The Rundown (2003)
- Gigli (2003)
- Envy (2004)
- The Stepford Wives (2004)
- Around the Bend (2004)
- Man On Fire (2004)
- Wedding Crashers (2005)
- Domino (2005)
- Romance and Cigarettes (2005)
- Click (2006)
- Man of the Year (2006)
- Balls of Fury (2007)
- Hairspray (2007).
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Christopher Walken Movies

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Me and My Brother
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
The Happiness Cage
The Happiness Cage
Annie Hall
Annie Hall
Roseland
Roseland
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
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Shoot the Sun Down
The Deer Hunter
The Deer Hunter
Last Embrace
Last Embrace
Pennies From Heaven
Pennies from Heaven
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
Terror In The Aisles
Terror in the Aisles
A View To A Kill
A View to a Kill
At Close Range
At Close Range
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